October 2016 E-Blast

Welcome to the October 2016 E-blast from the National Manufactured Home Owners Association (NMHOA). Please share these monthly E-blasts with as many home owners and other interested individuals as you have on your email list. The E-blast is an important way for NMHOA to share exciting news from across the country.

Thank You! – NMHOA is excited to welcome many new and renewing members this fall, including home owners from California, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Utah as well as new and renewing State Association Members – AAMHO from Arizona, COMO-CAL from California, APAC from Minnesota, NAMH from Nevada, MHOA-NJ from New Jersey, MH-OSTA from Oregon, UCOMH from Utah. Your support and commitment to NMHOA are very much appreciated.

CFED’s I’M HOME Conference – NMHOA is a national partner in CFED’s Innovations in Manufactured Homes (I’M HOME) network. The 12th Annual Conference brings together affordable homeowners, housing developers, lenders, policymakers, industry experts, community organizers and more. This year’s conference is being held at the Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas on Monday, November 14 thru Wednesday, November 15. You can learn more about I’M HOME and the conference:

Study: Poor-Quality Mobile Homes Exact Huge Financial Toll on their Low-Income Occupants in Appalachia - Manufactured homes may still be unaffordable for many low-income residents, according to a report by the Virginia Center for Housing Research (VCHR) at Virginia Tech. The study looks at the manufactured housing landscape in the Appalachian regions of Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Virginia, finding that manufactured home residents are more likely to be cost burdened and that high utility bills are a major driver of housing costs.

Last words for September 2016 – Congratulations to Golden State Manufactured-Home Owners League (GSMOL) on passage of AB 587, which was signed by Governor Jerry Brown in September. The bill creates an abatement program for mobile home residents who cannot transfer title into their names due to delinquent taxes and fees that may have been incurred by prior owners.

If there are stories or legislative successes from your state you would like to share through our E-blasts, please contact NMHOA at: admin@nmhoa.org. Your story will inspire and educate others.

National Manufactured Home Owners Association

The mission of the National Manufactured Home Owners Association (NMHOA) is to promote, represent, preserve, and enhance the rights and interests of manufactured home-owners throughout the United States.